Legal & General lifted by buy note, as FTSE benefits from Mubarak news
Legal and General was among the day's biggest risers in a market boosted by the late news that President Mubarak was stepping down from power in Egypt
Market Forces blog
Carillion climbs nearly 4% and bucks nervous market as it pays £306m for troubled Eaga
Markets are drifting lower as worries about continuing turmoil in Egypt and Portugal's financial future continued, but Carillion is bucking the trend after buying energy saving specialist Eaga
Market Forces blog
Energy group Eaga jumps 16% on bid approach, but FTSE 100 falters
Eaga, the energy saving specialist, has had a rough time in recent months, but its shares jumped more than 16% as it revealed it had received a takeover approach
November 2010
Market Forces blog
Warm Front company Eaga loses 11% as government spending cuts bite
Yet more fallout from the government's austerity drive, with support services group Eaga warning of a hefty restructuring to come
September 2010
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Rockhopper jumps 26% on Falklands oil news but FTSE fades on economic and banking worries
Market Forces blog
Xchanging adds 3% as it appoints new finance director
August 2010
Good Companies Guide: Eaga wins green title
League table lists firms likely to succeed in a changing social and environmental future
December 2009
Project to combat fuel poverty runs out of money
Eaga, which runs the Warm Front project warns households would have to wait close to six months for work to be carried out
March 2009
Market Forces blog
London shares open higher after Wall Street rise
The FTSE 100 opens slightly higher after Wall Street's 90-point gain last night following the Federal Reserve's decision to pump $1 trillion into the US economy
January 2009
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Mitchells & Butlers slips on consumer spending fears
Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers has fallen 7p to 179.5p after revealing a 2% fall in profit margins, despite an increase in sales over Christmas
November 2008
Hot prospects for a company with a conscience
Simon Caulkin, management editor
Simon Caulkin: Eaga has made bold, entrepreneurial decisions to help Britain's 3.5m fuel-poor
October 2007
Market forces
High drama in insurance sector
Closing market report: The latest twists in the takeover battle around insurer Resolution keeps traders on their toes - Standard Life announces its bid and its rival Pearl immediately comes in with a higher offer. By Katie Allen
